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barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting electrorate has your own new polling out this morning showing a dead heat there. obama and romney both pulling 49% of support out of likely voters. this is in line with that tightening national race according to a number of major polls. so why is, or is it your view, that ohio is kind of the microcosm of the country? >> ohio is, indeed, fredricka. it always is. it's tied this time, but if you were to compare, let's say, texas or utah with new york and put them all in one state, you would have ohio. >> so the president has traveled to that state at least 24 times, mitt romney somewhere more than 40 ti
barack obama has a 50% to 46% margin over mitt romney in this latest poll, which is why mitt romney and paul ryan are stu stumping there today after modifying their plans. they were going to be in virginia, but because of the storm now they're in ohio. as you see here, the two rally supporters just a short time ago in salina, ohio. they have both spent several days in the buckeye state and have more on their calendar. let's talk a little more about the direction of that state and the voting...
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wife, ann romney. two fascinating women and strong advocates for their successful and ambitious husbands. at the bottom of the hour we'll bring you a special of "the journey of ann romney." she tells our own gloria borger that some people have the wrong impression of her husband. >> there are a lot of charges about your husband. one of them is that he's somebody who has no core. that he's been on both sides of a lot of issues. >> and that's just to me like the most false charge there is. because i know his core. >> what is his core? >> honesty, integrity, decency, intelligence, conviction to doing the right thing. for me i've seen that in everything he's done. and he's exhibited it in every way that he's lived his life. >> more from mrs. romney at the bottom of the hour here on cnn the in the meantime the first lady, michelle obama, spoke with our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she says her husband, the president, is dedicated to helping all americans. >> what i can tell you about my h
wife, ann romney. two fascinating women and strong advocates for their successful and ambitious husbands. at the bottom of the hour we'll bring you a special of "the journey of ann romney." she tells our own gloria borger that some people have the wrong impression of her husband. >> there are a lot of charges about your husband. one of them is that he's somebody who has no core. that he's been on both sides of a lot of issues. >> and that's just to me like the most false...
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romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is from the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house run through virginia and to win it he must win it within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. they've moved here from democratic areas that they have turned a solid red state into a purple state. >> reporter: recent polls show a dead heat but this republican pollster likes the trend line. >> if you look at the dozen polls in virginia taken before the first presidential debate on october 3rd, obama was
romney take it back. as cnn's john king reports, the answer is likely to lie in the suburbs in washington's backyard. >> you know, in ten straight presidential elections virginia had been reliably red and 2008 came along. you see it blue for president obama. let's pop it up. i drew in the northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else in the state john mccain and barack obama were even. the margin was 234,000 votes. all of it came from here. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably...
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mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >>> reaction from the white house to that all important jobs number. the report for september reads a lot like the white hoe reaction to the august jobs report. and the july jobs report and throw june's in there too. quote, economy continuing to heal, more work remains to be done, et cetera, et cetera. and the republican reaction seems to be pretty similar too. mitt romney says this, and i quote, this is not what a real recovery looks like. you heard jessica yellin report that live. but there are recoveries. and there are recoveries. if you're a president looking in to recover from a lackluster debate performance, wednesday i'm looking at you, the jobless rate below 8% for the first time since you took office, that might look pretty good. wolf blitzer joins me live from washington to review the numbers through the peculiar lens of politics. you heard the president say live, wolf, we're not going to use this for political gain, but it has to help him undo some of the extraordinary dama
mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >>> reaction from the white house to that all important jobs number. the report for september reads a lot like the white hoe reaction to the august jobs report. and the july jobs report and throw june's in there too. quote, economy continuing to heal, more work remains to be done, et cetera, et cetera. and the republican reaction seems to be pretty similar too. mitt romney says this, and i quote, this is not what a real recovery looks like. you...
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the negative ads against mitt romney all summer long have evaporated after mitt romney's performance in denver, and that's precisely the gamble that mitt romney was making last night, that he wants to carry that momentum forward and not allow the negative attacks to stick if he is boisterous or rambunctious. >> 30 seconds left and, amy, you will start. the likability factor among our polling dipped for president obama with all of that attacking that may stick, so quick line from you, amy, and quick line from john. was it worth it on a foreign policy debate that might not have been watched by that many people to go for the gust owe and yet perhaps lose likability? >> when you attack your opponent, you may bring his negatives down but you also bring your own negatives down. i think last night you saw mitt romney was playing for the center, the undecideds. when he talked about bipartisan ship, president obama was playing to the base. those zingers were went to get up the base. it is a get out the vote effort at this point. >> obama can lose a little in the likability, but i agree. i thi
the negative ads against mitt romney all summer long have evaporated after mitt romney's performance in denver, and that's precisely the gamble that mitt romney was making last night, that he wants to carry that momentum forward and not allow the negative attacks to stick if he is boisterous or rambunctious. >> 30 seconds left and, amy, you will start. the likability factor among our polling dipped for president obama with all of that attacking that may stick, so quick line from you, amy,...
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mitt romney has been vague. he has gone back and forth on the issue of capability and sometimes he says it and sometimes he doesn't. today he is very cat goral in saying in a romney administration iran would not be able to have that capability of building a nuclear bomb which is significantly different than the threshold laid out by the president. >> and let's talk about syria which has been somewhat of a thorn in the side of this current sitting american president, and mr. romney, governor romney's view of syria, there was something in these prepared remarks that we excerpted that stood out to me and i want to get your take on it. he said or he will say according to his prepared remarks released, i will work with our partners to identify and organize the rebels who share our values and ensure they obtain the arms they need. we all know that currently the american administration is not providing arms or suggesting they're facilitating providing arms. i am not sure whether 2k3w078 is suggesting the united states
mitt romney has been vague. he has gone back and forth on the issue of capability and sometimes he says it and sometimes he doesn't. today he is very cat goral in saying in a romney administration iran would not be able to have that capability of building a nuclear bomb which is significantly different than the threshold laid out by the president. >> and let's talk about syria which has been somewhat of a thorn in the side of this current sitting american president, and mr. romney,...
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you see romney making major speeches. to me this needs to be seen more through the prism of getting folks excited to go vote than through the prism of, hey, we're about to get some real big policy notifications here. >> you have the nbc wall street journal poll here saying that more people are confident that romney can best handle the economy overall. 46% to president obama's 40%. you got this poll over here from nbc, wall street journal saying more people believe that the president would do a better job looking out specifically for the middle class. 52% to 36% for romney. what do you think, candy, actually carries more weight. >> we've always thought the question cares about people like me or understands people like me to carry a lot of weight, and that's closest to the second question. in a -- but in an economy where people think what are we going to do, it is huge for mitt romney to have regained because that's where he was kind of a while back, and i think you can attribute this to the first debate. people looked at h
you see romney making major speeches. to me this needs to be seen more through the prism of getting folks excited to go vote than through the prism of, hey, we're about to get some real big policy notifications here. >> you have the nbc wall street journal poll here saying that more people are confident that romney can best handle the economy overall. 46% to president obama's 40%. you got this poll over here from nbc, wall street journal saying more people believe that the president would...
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mitt romney on sunday. virginia, it is truly up for grabs and our chief national correspondent john king takes us on a tour of this key battleground state. >> reporter: ten straight presidential elections reliably red and then blue for president obama. pop it up and closer because i want to show you something. see what i just drew in? northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else, john mccain and barack obama even. the mar join 234,000 states. all of it from right here. urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is bob calling from the republican party in virginia. >> reporter: mitt romney's path to the white house runs through virginia and to win it he must run strong in the fast-changing suburbs within an hour's drive of washington. >> all about northern virginia. there have been so many people moving in to northern virginia particularly from northeast and democratic areas that they have turned a solid red state in to a purple state. >> reporter: they like the trend line. >> if you look at the dozen polls
mitt romney on sunday. virginia, it is truly up for grabs and our chief national correspondent john king takes us on a tour of this key battleground state. >> reporter: ten straight presidential elections reliably red and then blue for president obama. pop it up and closer because i want to show you something. see what i just drew in? northern virginia suburbs. everywhere else, john mccain and barack obama even. the mar join 234,000 states. all of it from right here. urgency in a place...
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mitt romney can't say the unemployment rate is above 8%? >> absolutely it was a help, and on friday, just after the debate, and let me tell you, don, i am a republican, but when it comes to unemployment numbers i am an american first, i am not on the red or blue team, and i want our economy to strengthen and i want us to recover as a country and the smartest thing any political person can do is celebrate america doing better. >> i think you are absolutely right. so why are many republicans saying these numbers were cooked when it shows you there is no interaction between the white house and the officer that decides the numbers? >> because they're 30 days from an election, and everything is political. what they eat is political. what they wear is political. what they say is political. >> i don't think that's true. >> but at the end of the day, we're all in this together. >> i don't think that's true. >> i think they are whining -- >> we have had 27 or 28 consecutive months now are job growth. this is not a runoff. the republicans have not be
mitt romney can't say the unemployment rate is above 8%? >> absolutely it was a help, and on friday, just after the debate, and let me tell you, don, i am a republican, but when it comes to unemployment numbers i am an american first, i am not on the red or blue team, and i want our economy to strengthen and i want us to recover as a country and the smartest thing any political person can do is celebrate america doing better. >> i think you are absolutely right. so why are many...
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i don't trust romney. i don't think romney cares about me. this from steve. seems that it's not so much that i'm voting for someone. i'm always voting against someone. facebook.com/carolcnn. please continue the conversation. >>> you can't drive 55, well, no one else can either. instead of providing more money and man power to enforce the law, many politicians across the country are upping the speed limit big time. according to the governor's highway safety association seven states, kansas, kentucky, maine, ohio, pennsylvania, texas and virginia have increased speed limits to as high as 85 miles per hour on certain roads. maybe you're saying it is about time. consider this. there is no doubt excessive speed kills. if you have a need for speed, highway 130 near austin, texas, is where you have to be. later this fall posted legal speed limit 85. >> it is the highest posted speed limit on the whole western hemisphere, right? it is really pretty neat. >> an anomoly? not by a long shot. according to the insurance institute for highway safety, 35 states have raised
i don't trust romney. i don't think romney cares about me. this from steve. seems that it's not so much that i'm voting for someone. i'm always voting against someone. facebook.com/carolcnn. please continue the conversation. >>> you can't drive 55, well, no one else can either. instead of providing more money and man power to enforce the law, many politicians across the country are upping the speed limit big time. according to the governor's highway safety association seven states,...
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romney. >> let me tell you, i'm confident in the future. look, i know these have been tough years and we're tired of being tired. yeah, the democrats chant four more years, we chant ten more days. righ right? >> ten more days, ten more days, ten more days, ten more days. >> you are right, ten more days, ten more days's we're changing our chant tomorrow, they keep saying four more years, we got a new chanlt, ten more days. let me tell you why i'm so confident. i have seen the entrepreneur's spirit in this country. i've seen it here, by the way. i was delighted. last time i was here, i had the chance to be with the governor of puerto rico. what a great man he is, they're entrepreneurs right here, in kissimmee, orlando, i have seen the entrepreneur's spirit, by the way, when you start a business and go to work in a small business, and you built it. you in fact, do build that business. the governor is right. and i know -- i know one of the reasons our nation is so successful is that people in ame
romney. >> let me tell you, i'm confident in the future. look, i know these have been tough years and we're tired of being tired. yeah, the democrats chant four more years, we chant ten more days. righ right? >> ten more days, ten more days, ten more days, ten more days. >> you are right, ten more days, ten more days's we're changing our chant tomorrow, they keep saying four more years, we got a new chanlt, ten more days. let me tell you why i'm so confident. i have seen the...
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romney is holding two events in ohio today. around that, don, he is also meeting up with his debate advisers and did some debate prep this morning. he will be returning back to boston later on tonight to do some more preparations. >> i know that every time we come to you guys, it seems like you political guys, you and paul steinhauser, you have numbers. >> always polls, always polls, we live by the polls. >> what do you have? >> a little bit of a surprise, you may appreciate this run in arizona, of all places, you know that arizona is pretty much a republican state. no democratic president has gotten its vote except bill clinton in 1996. and that goes back to 1972. but we have a new poll from rocky mountain, a rocky mountain poll showing obama 42%, romney, 42% among all voters. that is surprising, because just a few weeks ago romney was ahead. we rate arizona as leaning romney, and this poll was taken after the presidential debate that most people thought, even president obama thought that he didn't bring his a-game. so it is a
romney is holding two events in ohio today. around that, don, he is also meeting up with his debate advisers and did some debate prep this morning. he will be returning back to boston later on tonight to do some more preparations. >> i know that every time we come to you guys, it seems like you political guys, you and paul steinhauser, you have numbers. >> always polls, always polls, we live by the polls. >> what do you have? >> a little bit of a surprise, you may...
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so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his endorsement column, the editorial page listed obama's achievement like saving the auto industry and health care reform as reasons for the endorsement. it he has not backed a republican since dwight eisenhower. >> ohio considered quite the price that could win either condition dat at the house. >> obama is scheduled to leave washington, he's not scheduled to leave washington today in fact he's staying close to the white house because of this storm. >> in newest poll in the state of ohio says mitt romney may have condition to be concerned. as we have said, it's a close rate there, we have asked likely voters who their choice is for president. barack obama has a 50%, a 46% margin over mitt romney -- they both have spent se
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we quickly moved indiana and missouri from lean romney to solid romney. why did we move north carolina? not because of the polls. the polls have indicated lately that mitt romney does have a slight advantage and seems to be growing by day but also, we take a look at where the president's been campaigning. guess what, when was the last time the president was in north carolina? you showed it, the convention in early september. ashleigh? >> thank you, paul. as we continue to look at all the states we look a lot at ohio, both the candidates stumping in ohio today, mitt romney on that stage in ohio, the rally in worthington will be later on today. just looking at my map. i think it's at 3:10 eastern time. you can bet your bottom dollar lot of folks getting out ready to watch the governor come into their state and do his blitz. back in a moment. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced
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romney's campaign says his performance at wednesday's debate energized donors who bumped romney's coffers more than $12 million in the past 48 hours after the debate. >>> new developments to tell you about in the deadly meningitis outbreak. the cdc says the death toll has risen to seven people now. 64 people in nine states have contracted meningitis linked to steroid injections into their spines. the plant where the contaminated steroid was made has been voluntarily shut down. >>> a north korean soldier says he killed his platoon and squad leaders before defecting to the south. south korean soldiers along the demilitarized zone heard the gun shots before the soldier crossed the heavily armed area between the countries. more than 2,000 people defect from north korea to south korea each year. >>> the vatican says pope benedict xvi will most likely pardon his former butler after he was found guilty of stealing confidential church documents. the pope's butler was sentenced to 18 months in prison. he's said to have passed the stolen documents to an italian journalist. >>> gas prices in califor
romney's campaign says his performance at wednesday's debate energized donors who bumped romney's coffers more than $12 million in the past 48 hours after the debate. >>> new developments to tell you about in the deadly meningitis outbreak. the cdc says the death toll has risen to seven people now. 64 people in nine states have contracted meningitis linked to steroid injections into their spines. the plant where the contaminated steroid was made has been voluntarily shut down....
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that's not mitt romney. he says romney's changing the tune on the crucial issue of taxes to make himself sound more centrist. ali velshi is here to make sense of what we heard last night. >> right. >> the first question on the tax cut proposal. the president is saying he's flip flopping. is he proposing $5 trillion in tax cuts? >> so this is a tricky one. what mitt romney is saying is he wants to reduce taxes across the board in every category. wherever you are coming down 20%. if you don't figure out where you're going to make up the taxes from, if you take 20% less from everybody it's over 10 years a $4.9 trillion loss and overstating it a little bit but there's a study that's been done and if you extend president obama's argument in order to not create a $5 trillion hole in the budget you have to increase taxes and one study done by a liberal group that says middle class families paying $2,000 more per year to accommodate that. >> that's what president obama's saying. he's saying if romney gives the wealt
that's not mitt romney. he says romney's changing the tune on the crucial issue of taxes to make himself sound more centrist. ali velshi is here to make sense of what we heard last night. >> right. >> the first question on the tax cut proposal. the president is saying he's flip flopping. is he proposing $5 trillion in tax cuts? >> so this is a tricky one. what mitt romney is saying is he wants to reduce taxes across the board in every category. wherever you are coming down...
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i get responses here, why don't you guys call out mitt romney's lies? the middle of the debate, it is not up to the media nor the moderator to call out lies. it is up to the president to do that. so they should be asking president obama why he didn't do that if he felt mitt romney was lying. >> well, i think there were moments where he challenged mitt romney what he was saying, but i disagree and think the moderator's job is that the things said on stage is congruent with things said in the past. instead of calling the person a liar, you need to have the background to say, this is what you said on this day. >> if he has to say this about what somebody said, it's up to the president to defend himself. >> absolutely. i'm not trying to say to the president, that he shouldn't take responsibility for his awful performance, he should have, but i think some of the criticism to the moderator is also justified. >> go ahead, anna. >> look, don, what the liberals are doing is post-debate spinning. it's whining. and there's no whining in politics. there was one per
i get responses here, why don't you guys call out mitt romney's lies? the middle of the debate, it is not up to the media nor the moderator to call out lies. it is up to the president to do that. so they should be asking president obama why he didn't do that if he felt mitt romney was lying. >> well, i think there were moments where he challenged mitt romney what he was saying, but i disagree and think the moderator's job is that the things said on stage is congruent with things said in...
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no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his schedule to be here on monday. >> and then from new hampshire, the president is on to quite a few other battleground states, ohio being one of them. virginia, where else? >> reporter: he goes to ohio a few times actually. he is heading tomorrow to florida, a day early in anticipation of the storm. you have florida, virginia, ohio, wisconsin, colorado, then back to ohio, and then we'll see -- he is expected to continue on his travels through tuesday, election day. >> all right, thank you so much, traveling with the president there in new hampshire.
no surprise, by the romney campaign. a spokesperson calling the attack laughable, saying "as governor mitt romney worked with democrats to close a 3 billion deficit, balanced budget by cutting taxes three times, lowered the massachusetts unemployment rate to 4.7%." this is going to be a really tough race here, fred, and you can tell by how many times the president has visited. two times in two weeks. and we're expecting vice president joe biden, barring the storm affecting his...
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this is romney's time to lead. if he doesn't produce results, even with the hostile senate, we'll be ready for 2016 to get behind someone else who will. so, that said, let's bring in candy crowley. nice to see you on this friday. let's pick up where we left off. orlando sentinel, it is important because it endorsed the then senator obama four years ago and also this is florida. does it surprise you? >> doesn't surprise me particularly, but, i mean, we're going to see a lot of these kinds of endorsements and you notice that the "orlando sentinel" also said and if he doesn't produce in four years, we're happy to look for another candidate. it doesn't surprise me particularly. it does help a candidate when they seem to be on a roll or it helps maybe stop the bleeding if a candidate begins to lose a state. it makes people look more. by and large i think you're looking at a voting population that mostly has made up its mind and right now it's about getting your people who are going to vote for you enthusiastic enough to
this is romney's time to lead. if he doesn't produce results, even with the hostile senate, we'll be ready for 2016 to get behind someone else who will. so, that said, let's bring in candy crowley. nice to see you on this friday. let's pick up where we left off. orlando sentinel, it is important because it endorsed the then senator obama four years ago and also this is florida. does it surprise you? >> doesn't surprise me particularly, but, i mean, we're going to see a lot of these kinds...
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obama has 122 to romney's 40. in florida, obama has 102 to romney's 48. and in virginia, 47-29. a bit closer there. that's just those three states. and quickly, john, i have to wrap it up. but the other battleground states, are they representative like this, as well, in terms of obama really just -- almost 5-1, outnumbering romney in the battleground -- in the ground game effort. >> it is pretty consistent. across the nation, obama has around 750 local headquarters. mitt romney's campaign has around 280. but, again -- >> wow. >> folks in the romney and republican camp will tell you the rnc is deeply invested in ground game, particularly, and these headquarters are just one metric. what really matters is voter contacts, voter outreach. and republicans feel they have an edge there. but the obama campaign has been at this the last 18 months during the whole time romney was running to get the nomination, the obama campaign was focused on building out their ground game. >> ali and john, thank you very much. >> whose shirt? >> i'm not -- i'm not getting -- i'm going to show you one th
obama has 122 to romney's 40. in florida, obama has 102 to romney's 48. and in virginia, 47-29. a bit closer there. that's just those three states. and quickly, john, i have to wrap it up. but the other battleground states, are they representative like this, as well, in terms of obama really just -- almost 5-1, outnumbering romney in the battleground -- in the ground game effort. >> it is pretty consistent. across the nation, obama has around 750 local headquarters. mitt romney's campaign...
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so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed opportunities. a lot of us were expecting mitt romney to be more aggressive going after the president on libya, that benghazi attack and on syria but he was much more of a me, too, candidate. and finally the gender gap. we've seen the gender gap with women. the president did much better with women, women thinking that the president won the debate by double digits. carol? >> paul steinhauser, jessica yellin, thank you very much. >>> in an hour we'll talk to someone from ohio and pennsylvania. yes, it's middle-class talk back time. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a
so a two-fer for romney. win to romney on that one. overall a good debate for president but not a knockout, carol. >> got you. back to paul. mr. romney slip-ups? >> reporter: i think the first strength is also the first weakne weakness. he played it safe. look, who won the debate? our poll indicates the president won the debate as do some other post debate polls. the president definitely won the narrative. mitt romney did not. second thing that comes to my moind is missed...
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mitt romney has to win states like ohio. if he turns in another strong debate performance tuesday night, the headline on wednesday night is that the election has turned around. don? >> thank you, mark preston. appreciate it. mark your calendars and catch the second debate live right here on cnn tuesday night, moderated by our very own candy crowley. coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> more politics now. known for switching parties, former senator arlen specter leaves a lasting mark. he died today after a long battle with cancer. president obama said in a statement, arlen specter was always a fighter. from his days stamping out corruption as a prosecutor in philadelphia, to his 30 years in the senate, he was eindependent. he brought the same toughness and determination to his personal struggles, using his own story to inspire others. dana bash joins me now by phone from washington. dana, he had overcome numerous serious illnesses over the past two decades but he continued to work and work hard. >> reporter: he sure did. i
mitt romney has to win states like ohio. if he turns in another strong debate performance tuesday night, the headline on wednesday night is that the election has turned around. don? >> thank you, mark preston. appreciate it. mark your calendars and catch the second debate live right here on cnn tuesday night, moderated by our very own candy crowley. coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> more politics now. known for switching parties, former senator arlen specter leaves a lasting...
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on the question when mitt romney, governor romney was asked how are you different from president bush, the president's comeback there should have been, could have been -- even his campaign acknowledges privately -- let me talk about the ways governor romney would be just like president bush, and he did not do that. he circled back to it in a much later answer on social issues but that was a key opening to talk about his essential campaign message, which is that governor romney would employ economic policies just like president bush's. and the president missed that opening. carol? >> jessica yellin, dana bash, thank you very much for your analysis. whoa appreciate it. >>> moderator, candy crowley, of cnn made some waves herself. she had to. she played referee to two men who were determined to take control. but the most talked about exchange came during an argument over libya. as you heard, crowley said obama was right then she said romney had a point. conservatives pounced saying crowley got it wrong. this is what candy said on "starting point." >> listen, what i said on that stage is
on the question when mitt romney, governor romney was asked how are you different from president bush, the president's comeback there should have been, could have been -- even his campaign acknowledges privately -- let me talk about the ways governor romney would be just like president bush, and he did not do that. he circled back to it in a much later answer on social issues but that was a key opening to talk about his essential campaign message, which is that governor romney would employ...
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romney was supposed to be in virginia yesterday campaigning. of course that got canceled because of sandy. he ended up campaigning in ohio, he and paul ryan. at all three stops there, mitt romney was talking about the stops and his prayers for people in harm's way. take a listen. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are a little nervous about a storm, about to hit the coast and our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: romney today's got an event coming up in a few minutes in ohio. then it's on to iowa and then on to wisconsin as well. but his campaign is doing stuff to help people out back on the east coast, people being affected. andrea saul said in north carolina, new hampshire, pennsylvania and virginia, we'll be collecting supplies at our victory offices to deliver local storm relief. in virginia, we are loading storm relief supplies onto the romney bus to be delivered. it's not the same as going to a fema news conference like the president is doing. but romney is tryi
romney was supposed to be in virginia yesterday campaigning. of course that got canceled because of sandy. he ended up campaigning in ohio, he and paul ryan. at all three stops there, mitt romney was talking about the stops and his prayers for people in harm's way. take a listen. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are a little nervous about a storm, about to hit the coast and our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >>...
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that from the romney campaign. meanwhile, there was one other political attack that vice president biden made here at his rally. take a listen at this. >> like that beautiful baby over there. i don't -- i don't blame her for crying. i don't blame that baby for crying. that baby, that baby, that baby knows what's in store for him or her if romney wins. >> reporter: next up for vice president biden, ohio, ohio, ohio. three days there and on tuesday, he will make a rare joint appearance with president obama. don? >> shannon travis, thank you, sir. the race is also tight in battleground ohio, where shannon just mentioned, a new fox -- a fox news poll found 46% of likely ohio voters support president obama. 43% support mitt romney. ohio has 18 electoral votes. >>> presidential candidate paul ryan zig zagged to ohio and pennsylvania today. a few hours ago, mr. ryan campaigned in belmont, ohio. earlier, he worked the crowds in pennsylvania. he focused his remarks on rebuilding the economy and job creation. >> we are not g
that from the romney campaign. meanwhile, there was one other political attack that vice president biden made here at his rally. take a listen at this. >> like that beautiful baby over there. i don't -- i don't blame her for crying. i don't blame that baby for crying. that baby, that baby, that baby knows what's in store for him or her if romney wins. >> reporter: next up for vice president biden, ohio, ohio, ohio. three days there and on tuesday, he will make a rare joint...